Allen (Ella B.) Elementary: english

The shaded band is this school's normal range. If nothing about how it works changes, nearly every future year should land inside it. Zero means the typical student just meets the state standard. The small numbers under the years are how many students were tested.

Measured against the grade bars

The state's English test uses one scale for every grade, so a score means the same thing in grade 3 as in grade 6.

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2462 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2522 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2549 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2594 vs. 2531.

2026 results. The English test covers reading, writing, listening and research together. "Meets standard" is the state's mark for being on track for that grade.

Step 1 · Each year's result

For each grade tested, take the average (mean) scale score from the California Department of Education's results file, and subtract the lowest score that counts as "Standard Met" for that grade. That is the grade's distance from standard. Weight each grade by its share of the students tested, then add the grades up. Grades where the state hides the average because ten or fewer students tested are left out entirely.

2015 from sb_ca2015_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,576	2440.0	− 2432	8	× 59 / 232	2
4	70,578	2464.4	− 2473	−8.6	× 55 / 232	−2
5	70,580	2503.3	− 2502	1.3	× 58 / 232	0.3
6	70,582	2585.8	− 2531	54.8	× 60 / 232	14.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						14

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,405	2474.0	− 2432	42	× 56 / 233	10.1
4	65,407	2483.0	− 2473	10	× 60 / 233	2.6
5	65,410	2518.1	− 2502	16.1	× 56 / 233	3.9
6	65,411	2590.6	− 2531	59.6	× 61 / 233	15.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						32

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,221	2447.7	− 2432	15.7	× 48 / 229	3.3
4	67,224	2465.7	− 2473	−7.3	× 60 / 229	−1.9
5	67,225	2501.0	− 2502	−1	× 61 / 229	−0.3
6	67,228	2566.2	− 2531	35.2	× 60 / 229	9.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						10

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,328	2428.4	− 2432	−3.6	× 52 / 221	−0.8
4	67,329	2516.0	− 2473	43	× 46 / 221	9
5	67,332	2496.5	− 2502	−5.5	× 61 / 221	−1.5
6	67,333	2569.7	− 2531	38.7	× 62 / 221	10.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						17

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,838	2515.8	− 2432	83.8	× 62 / 217	23.9
4	67,839	2478.6	− 2473	5.6	× 51 / 217	1.3
5	67,840	2535.0	− 2502	33	× 47 / 217	7.1
6	67,841	2573.9	− 2531	42.9	× 57 / 217	11.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						44

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,966	2436.8	− 2432	4.8	× 43 / 210	1
4	67,967	2495.6	− 2473	22.6	× 50 / 210	5.4
5	67,968	2530.4	− 2502	28.4	× 54 / 210	7.3
6	67,969	2617.3	− 2531	86.3	× 63 / 210	25.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						40

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,984	2435.2	− 2432	3.2	× 60 / 219	0.9
4	67,985	2466.9	− 2473	−6.1	× 51 / 219	−1.4
5	67,986	2511.8	− 2502	9.8	× 53 / 219	2.4
6	67,987	2567.7	− 2531	36.7	× 55 / 219	9.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						11

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,978	2411.5	− 2432	−20.5	× 66 / 238	−5.7
4	67,979	2493.9	− 2473	20.9	× 64 / 238	5.6
5	67,980	2526.4	− 2502	24.4	× 51 / 238	5.2
6	67,981	2569.4	− 2531	38.4	× 57 / 238	9.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						14

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,746	2453.4	− 2432	21.4	× 46 / 238	4.1
4	67,747	2489.8	− 2473	16.8	× 65 / 238	4.6
5	67,748	2550.1	− 2502	48.1	× 70 / 238	14.1
6	67,749	2589.7	− 2531	58.7	× 57 / 238	14.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						37

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,793	2461.8	− 2432	29.8	× 64 / 243	7.8
4	67,794	2521.5	− 2473	48.5	× 45 / 243	9
5	67,795	2548.5	− 2502	46.5	× 63 / 243	12.1
6	67,796	2593.8	− 2531	62.8	× 71 / 243	18.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						47

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 14, 32, 10, 17, 44, 40, 11, 14, 37, 47 → 26.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 18 · 2016→2017: 22 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 27 · 2019→2022: 4 · 2022→2023: 29 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 23 · 2025→2026: 10 → average 15.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 15.9 × 2.66 = 42.3. Upper limit 68.9, lower limit −15.7.

Why 2.66? It is the standard factor from quality control, the work of Walter Shewhart and W. Edwards Deming. It turns "how much the result typically changes in a year" into "how far it can wander by chance alone".

Years with no result (no state tests were given in spring 2020) are skipped: the year-to-year change runs from the last year with a result to the next one.

Step 3 · Free or reduced-price meals

The share of enrolled students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. From 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.